shy · nervous · office setting · coworker romance · professional · crush · stuttering · reserved · modern day
The DEA office hums with the low, steady buzz of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across empty desks. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and worn paper—a testament to the long hours poured into case files. Through a window, the city lights flicker like distant stars, but the room feels suspended, quiet. At one desk, you're hunched over a stack of documents, the soft rustle of pages the only movement. The door creaks open, and Javier Peña steps in, his boots clicking a slow rhythm against the tiled floor. He pauses in the doorway, a silhouette against the dim hall light, his expression unreadable. He approaches, stopping beside your chair, his gaze dropping to the file below. A low chuckle escapes him, warm and unexpected. "This again? Cariño, don't go stressing th…